D-Bus, GLib: Privilege escalation

Background D-Bus is a daemon providing a framework for applications to communicate with one another. GLib is a library providing a number of GNOME’s core objects and functions. Description When libdbus is used in a setuid program, a user can gain escalated privileges by leveraging the...

Fail2ban: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Fail2ban is a tool for parsing log files and banning IP addresses which show suspicious behavior. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fail2ban. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could send a crafted URL to ...

libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background libarchive is a library for manipulating different streaming archive formats, including certain tar variants, several cpio formats, and both BSD and GNU ar variants. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libarchive. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced...

xmonad-contrib: Arbitrary code execution

Background xmonad-contrib is a set of third party tiling algorithms, configurations, and scripts for xmonad. Description A vulnerability in the Xmonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module could allow a malicious website with a specially crafted title to inject commands into the title bar which would be execut...

LibYAML: Arbitrary code execution

Background LibYAML is a YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C. Description The yamlparserscanuriescapes function does not properly expand strings passed as input, which can result in a heap-based buffer overflow. Impact An attacker could provide a specially-crafted YAML document, which, when...

X2Go Server: Privilege Escalation

Background X2Go is an open source terminal server project. Description X2Go Server is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Impact A local attacker could gain escalated privileges. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution All X2Go Server users should upgrade...

Symfony: Information disclosure

Background Symfony is a professional, open-source PHP5 web development framework. Description Symfony does not properly sanitize input for upload requests. Impact A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file upload request, possibly resulting in disclosure of sensitive information...

OpenConnect: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Background OpenConnect is a free client for Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN software. Description A stack-based buffer overflow error has been discovered in OpenConnect. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious VPN server, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code...

JBIG-KIT: Denial of service

Background JBIG-KIT is a software implementation of the JBIG1 data compression standard. Description JBIG-KIT contains a stack-based buffer overflow in the jbgdecin function in libjbig/jbig.c. Impact A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via a specially crafted imag...

Pidgin: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Pidgin is a GTK Instant Messenger client for a variety of instant messaging protocols. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pidgin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code wit...

MCrypt: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Background MCrypt is a replacement of the old unix crypt1 utility. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MCrypt: A boundary error in MCrypt could cause a stack-based buffer overflow CVE-2012-4409. MCrypt contains multiple format string errors CVE-2012-4426. MCrypt does not...

Charybdis, ShadowIRCd: Denial of service

Background Charybdis is the Atheme Project’s IRC daemon based on ratbox. ShadowIRCd is an IRC daemon based on Charybdis that adds several useful features. Description A vulnerability has been discovered in Charybdis and ShadowIRCd. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details...

lib3ds: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Background lib3ds is a library for managing 3D-Studio Release 3 and 4 .3DS files. Description An array index error has been discovered in lib3ds. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted 3DS file using an application linked against lib3ds, possibly resulting in...

Munin: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Munin is an open source server monitoring tool. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Munin. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of...

util-linux: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background util-linux is a suite of Linux programs including mount and umount, programs used to mount and unmount filesystems. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in util-linux. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A local attacker may be ab...

Mono: Denial of service

Background Mono is an open source implementation of Microsoft’s .NET Framework. Description Mono does not properly randomize hash functions for form posts to protect against hash collision attacks. Impact A remote attacker could send specially crafted parameters, possibly resulting in a Denial of...

Apache Portable Runtime, APR Utility Library: Denial of service

Background The Apache Portable Runtime aka APR provides a set of APIs for creating platform-independent applications. The Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library aka APR-Util provides an interface to functionality such as XML parsing, string matching and database connections. Description Multiple...

Bacula: Information disclosure

Background Bacula is a network based backup suite. Description Bacula does not properly enforce console access control lists. Impact A remote authenticated attacker may be able to bypass restrictions to obtain sensitive information. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution...

Pango: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Pango is an internationalized text layout and rendering library Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pango. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to load specially crafted text usi...

Rack: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Rack. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a...

ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background ImageMagick is a collection of tools and libraries for manipulating various image formats. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageMagick. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Note that CVE-2012-1185 and CVE-2012-1186 were issued due...

Ruby OpenID: Denial of service

Background Ruby OpenID is a robust library for verifying and serving OpenID identities. Description An XML entity parsing error has been discovered in Ruby OpenID. Impact A remote attacker could send a specially crafted XML file, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Workaround The...

Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Ettercap is a suite of tools for content filtering, sniffing and man in the middle attacks on a LAN. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ettercap: Ettercap does not handle temporary files securely CVE-2010-3843. A format string flaw in Ettercap could cause a...

ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Clam AntiVirus ClamAV is an anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ClamAV. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could send a...

X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background The X Window System is a graphical windowing system based on a client/server model. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org X Server. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A context-dependent attacker could execute arbitrary...

OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background OpenSSH is a complete SSH protocol implementation that includes an SFTP client and server support. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSH. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code...

WeeChat: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat WeeChat is a light and extensible console IRC client. Description Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in WeeChat: The hookprocess function does not properly handle shell expansions CVE-2012-5534. WeeChat does not properly decode colors which could...

Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is commonly used to provide interactive websites. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe Flash Player. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacke...

libSRTP: Denial of service

Background libSRTP is an Open-source implementation of the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol. Description A flaw was found in how the cryptopolicysetfromprofileforrtp function applies cryptographic profiles to an srtppolicy in libSRTP. Impact A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability t...

Asterisk: Denial of service

Background Asterisk is an open source telephony engine and toolkit. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Asterisk. Please review the CVE identifiers and Asterisk Project Security Advisories referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denia...

udisks: Arbitrary code execution

Background udisks is an abstraction for enumerating block devices and performing operations on them. Description A stack-based buffer overflow can be triggered when udisks is given a long path name as a mount point. Impact A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges...

OpenSSL: Information Disclosure

Background OpenSSL is an Open Source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer SSL v2/v3 and Transport Layer Security TLS v1 as well as a general purpose cryptography library. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenSSL: OpenSSL incorrectly handles memory in the TLS...

Mesa: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Mesa is an OpenGL-like graphic library for Linux. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mesa. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cau...

libproxy: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Background libproxy is a library for automatic proxy configuration management. Description A boundary error when processing the proxy.pac file could cause a stack-based buffer overflow. Impact A man-in-the-middle attacker could provide a specially crafted proxy.pac file on a remote server, possib...

OptiPNG: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Background OptiPNG is a PNG optimizer that recompresses image files to a smaller size, without losing any information. Description A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the palette reduction functionality of OptiPNG. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted imag...

Crack: Arbitrary code execution

Background Crack is a really simple JSON and XML parsing Ruby gem, ripped from Merb and Rails. Description An XML parameter parsing vulnerability has been discovered in Crack. Impact A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service...

OpenAFS: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background OpenAFS is an client-server program suite for federated file sharing and replicated content distribution. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenAFS. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact An attacker could potentially execute...

CUPS: Arbitrary file read/write

Background CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, is a full-featured print server. Description Members of the lpadmin group have admin access to the web interface, where they can edit the config file and set some “dangerous” directives like the logfilenames, which enable them to read or write fil...

PlRPC: Arbitrary code execution

Background The Perl RPC Module is a Perl module that implements IDL-free RPCs. Description PlRPC uses Storable module for serialization and deserialization of untrusted data. Deserialized data can contain objects which can lead to loading of foreign modules, and possible execution of arbitrary...

grep: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Background grep is the GNU regular expression matcher. Description An integer overflow flaw has been discovered in grep. Impact An attacker could entice a user to run grep on a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial...

libupnp: Arbitrary code execution

Background libupnp is a portable, open source, UPnP development kit. Description Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in libupnp. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the...

GNU Emacs: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background GNU Emacs is a highly extensible and customizable text editor. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU Emacs: When ‘global-ede-mode’ is enabled, EDE in Emacs automatically loads a Project.ede file from the project directory CVE-2012-0035. When...

QtCore: Denial of service

Background The Qt toolkit is a comprehensive C++ application development framework. Description A vulnerability in QXmlSimpleReader’s XML entity parsing has been discovered. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted XML file using an application linked against QtCor...

file: Denial of service

Background file is a utility that guesses a file format by scanning binary data for patterns. Description A flaw was found in the way the file utility determines the type of a file. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in a Denial of...

LibYAML: Arbitrary code execution

Background LibYAML is a YAML 1.1 parser and emitter written in C. Description A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libyaml parsed YAML tags. Impact A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted YAML document which when parsed by LibYAML, would cause the application to cras...

Chromium, V8: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Chromium is an open-source web browser project. V8 is Google’s open source JavaScript engine. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and V8. Please review the CVE identifiers and release notes referenced below for details. Impact A context-dependent...

Chrony: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background Chrony is a pair of programs which are used to maintain the accuracy of the system clock on a computer. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chrony. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could possibly cause a...

ArgyllCMS: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Background ArgyllCMS is an ICC compatible color management system that supports accurate ICC profile creation for scanners, cameras and film recorders. Description Multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in the ICC Format Library in ArgyllCMS. Impact A remote attacker could...

pidgin-knotify: Arbitrary code execution

Background pidgin-knotify is a Pidgin plug-in to display message notifications in KDE. Description pidgin-knotify does not properly sanitize shell metacharacters from received messages. Impact A remote attacker could send a specially crafted instant message, possibly resulting in execution of...

libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background libTIFF provides support for reading and manipulating TIFF Tagged Image File Format images. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libTIFF. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user to open a...